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:: Volume 4, Issue 3 (Fall 2011) ::
Educ Strategy Med Sci 2011, 4(3): 107-111 Back to browse issues page
Viewpoint of faculty members and medical students of medicine about the curriculum of basic sciences
Faraji Armaki A.1 , Dashtoki M.2
1- Department of High Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences & Psychology, Shahid-Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran , afarajia@gmail.com
2- Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Qom University, Qom, Iran
Abstract:   (19149 Views)

  Aims: Curriculum is the main context of any educational institute and is also a means of data transfer. The aim of this study was investigating the viewpoint of Qom Medical University students and faculty members about the curriculum of basic sciences course in order to determent the students’ satisfaction rate.

  Methods: In this descriptive study, 107 medical students and 20 faculty members of Qom Medical University were the statistical population and due to the limited number the sample size was the same. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on the Likert scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics and SPSS 15 software and one-sample T-test was used regarding the nature of the study questions.

  Results: 46.4% of samples were male and 53.6% were female. 70 % of the students of Qom Medical University had relative satisfaction with the curriculum of basic sciences course and there was no significant difference between the viewpoints of male and female students (p>0.05). There was a significant difference between comments and views of students and university professors about the basic sciences course curriculum (p<0.05).

  Conclusion: The basic sciences course curriculum meets the standards of medical education according to the viewpoints of medical students and faculty members of Qom Medical University and most of the students have relative satisfaction with the present curriculum of basic sciences course. Paying attention to their needs in clinical education plays a significant role in quality improvement of the basic sciences course curriculum according to the viewpoints of students.

Keywords: Students, Faculty Members, Curriculum, General Medicine, Basic Sciences Course
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Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Health
Received: 2011/04/30 | Accepted: 2011/08/14 | Published: 2011/10/15
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Faraji Armaki A., Dashtoki M.. Viewpoint of faculty members and medical students of medicine about the curriculum of basic sciences. Educ Strategy Med Sci 2011; 4 (3) :107-111
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